فرهنگ ریشه شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک

M. Heydari-Malayeri - Paris Observatory

The first molecule detected in the interstellar medium. Methylidine
radical (CH) was discovered by Walter S. Adams in 1937 using coudé
spectroscopy in the direction of the bright star ζ Ophiuchi at the Mount Wilson
Observatory (main CH line at 4300 Å).